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drinking Disney's Official Unbirthday English Breakfast Tea
eating Orange Cranberry Scones
and contemplating my future and my life.
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Monday, October 17, 2011
Monday, April 12, 2010
A Post of Colossal Proportions
I know… I know… I always seem to start out a post apologizing for not posting in a long time. Well, I’m not going to do that now. I was busy. Get over it. :-)
I guess I should update on a few momentous occasions that happened since I posted last August.
Late August 2009 – My brother married his sweetheart after a whirlwind courtship. Seriously, they courted for two weeks before becoming engaged, and then were engaged for almost seven weeks before their wedding. Whirlwind is right. On the Thursday before the wedding, I made eight chocolate cakes that I then stacked so that we only had four nice tall cakes before getting ready under extreme pressure (aka. very late!) for the bridal shower. On Friday, between directing and cleaning the entire gym for the reception, I had a cleaning job to do and I was exhausted. Saturday morning we got ready for the wedding and headed into town to take pictures of the bridesmaids and bride getting ready and do some last minute decorating and frosting. Before we had time to blink (figuratively), the ceremony was starting and Dad married the happy couple and it was all over. The reception and cake were lovely and the newlyweds waltzed so elegantly. Then they rode off into the sunset and started living their happily-ever-after!
Following right on the heels of the August wedding, we started prep for my sister’s November wedding including wedding dress shopping. After much contemplation, my sister decided that with some altering, the dress at the bridal shop would be perfect. I was asked to be the maid-of-honor and we found a beautiful silvery green fabric for the bridesmaid’s dresses. Booking the facility, printing invitations, and gathering decorations followed. I did some of the altering on the dress and it was ready the week of the wedding.
With watching the health of a certain sister, baking all the cakes fell onto my shoulders to do on Thursday. It took WAY longer than we thought and we made it back to our house late for our own bachelorette party. Oh well! At least, we got some ice cream! We had a lot of help setting up the day before the wedding, decorating the cake and arranging flowers. The rehearsal was full of laughter and we did it through three times to make sure we got it right. The grooms' mother and friends made a delicious dinner that evening that we purposely stopped and enjoyed. Afterwards, we went back to the cleaning and rest of the prep. My brother and sister-in-law graciously opened their home to us as the central station for all the wedding prep, so we ended up back at their house popping cookies into little bags for wedding favors. We tied them with brown raffia and attached little green tags.
November 7th, 2009 - We started the morning of the wedding out leisurely! It was marvelous! We finished our hair and makeup before we headed into town. We let the bride go get coffee with her groom for awhile and then he dropped her off at the facility. Our next step was getting ready and changing and taking pictures. Then we were whisked off to the other building to wait because people had started arriving. At 1:24pm, I took the bride over to the main building and we waited in the scio. At 1:27pm, precisely, Jay escorted Mom up the aisle to her seat and the wedding began. I walked up the aisle with the flower girl (very shy, but very cute!). Then, as I stood there watching (and holding the brides' bouquet), Dad married them.
Once cake cutting, photographs (that were hilarious) and visiting were over with, I helped the bride change and the bride and groom were off. We stacked up some of the chairs and pulled out our dancing CD and my little brother and I led the Virginia Reel. We also danced the Patty Cake Polka and the Posties Jig before we decided to clean everything up. After cleanup, we played Volleyball for a mere half hour and then we headed home where my brothers, sister-in-laws (with their children) our good friend, and the family just chilled. It was a late glorious evening!
November 8th, 2009 – I only mention this because it becomes more important later on. While playing volleyball Sunday evening with our game group in town, we noticed a huge fire right about where our house is across the valley. After some phone calls to the house, we were finally able to gather the information that it was the next door neighbors’ house. We packed up and sped home (yes, sped! I beat some of the fire trucks even!). By the time we got home, indeed by the time Dad and Mom went down there, the house was already lost. A very late night and few gallons of hot cider later, the fire had died down enough and everyone left. Because I know some of you will understand this when I say it: watching your neighbors’ house burn down is an interesting experience.
Christmas 2009 – We had a nice quiet family Christmas with the two married young couples. It also included a stray dog and a small herd of runaway cows or maybe it was a runaway dog and stray cows? Oh, well. I think either would work. The owner came and got the dog that evening, but it was a few days before the cows were retrieved and taken home. Anyways, we had our traditional turkey dinner and then a dessert feast later on. A relaxing afternoon and quiet time just visiting with the family. The day after Christmas, we were invited to an ice skating party and thus far it has been the only ices skating we’ve done this winter. Some of us also attended a special Christmas program at some friends’ church and had lunch afterwards at their house. It was a perfect opportunity to show them all Chinese Numbers! We quietly rang in the New Year as always.
February 2010 – I started working part time for the crisis pregnancy center here in town which services the whole valley. It took me a few weeks to settle into the routine and even now I find some things that surprise me still. I am officially the Office Manager/Receptionist, so I see most of the clients that come in. Thus far, it has been a very interesting job and I’m really enjoying it!
My newly married brother and sister-in-law announced that they have a baby on the way!!! My sister and brother-in-law also announced that they have a baby on the way!!! Several of us had our suspicions in both cases, but it was very nice to know for sure! This summer is going to be wonderful!
Valentine’s Day 2010 – A few days before the weekend, my brother and sister-in-law decided to come up and visit us. They had originally wanted to come at New Years, but their vehicle needed a new transmission and his work schedule is crazy. What a delight to see our niece again and spend some time with them all!
March 21st, 2010 – We had been very much looking forward to a good friend visiting us during her Spring break and we were able to “baby” her quite a bit because she injured her knee. As she knows our “group” here, we invited them all to our house Sunday afternoon for Bible Study and dinner and games afterwards. There was only one person in the group that we did not tell because we wanted to surprise him and the double take he gave was a sufficient reaction for all our efforts. We had an extra party on Thursday as well playing indoor games at the community center because our friend could really partake in those before we all headed up to my brother and sister-in-laws' for pizza and more games, also in honor of my brother-in-laws’ birthday. It was a marvelous visit and we have so many fond memories of it! My only regret is that my friend and I didn’t get much one-on-one visiting in with my work schedule and our planned activities after my work hours.
And, the latest date of importance is today (April 12th, 2010). Today, the deed was recorded for my parents’ purchase of property “next door”. This is the property that lost the house in a fire last November. The owners decided that they were not going to rebuild out here and offered us the property first. Through some circumstances and direct leading from God, my parents purchased the property. Now, we will be quickly turning the existing shop into living space and moving down there. The close proximity has been a huge blessing already. Four o’clock tea coming up! :-)
Until next time,
am
I guess I should update on a few momentous occasions that happened since I posted last August.
Late August 2009 – My brother married his sweetheart after a whirlwind courtship. Seriously, they courted for two weeks before becoming engaged, and then were engaged for almost seven weeks before their wedding. Whirlwind is right. On the Thursday before the wedding, I made eight chocolate cakes that I then stacked so that we only had four nice tall cakes before getting ready under extreme pressure (aka. very late!) for the bridal shower. On Friday, between directing and cleaning the entire gym for the reception, I had a cleaning job to do and I was exhausted. Saturday morning we got ready for the wedding and headed into town to take pictures of the bridesmaids and bride getting ready and do some last minute decorating and frosting. Before we had time to blink (figuratively), the ceremony was starting and Dad married the happy couple and it was all over. The reception and cake were lovely and the newlyweds waltzed so elegantly. Then they rode off into the sunset and started living their happily-ever-after!
Following right on the heels of the August wedding, we started prep for my sister’s November wedding including wedding dress shopping. After much contemplation, my sister decided that with some altering, the dress at the bridal shop would be perfect. I was asked to be the maid-of-honor and we found a beautiful silvery green fabric for the bridesmaid’s dresses. Booking the facility, printing invitations, and gathering decorations followed. I did some of the altering on the dress and it was ready the week of the wedding.
With watching the health of a certain sister, baking all the cakes fell onto my shoulders to do on Thursday. It took WAY longer than we thought and we made it back to our house late for our own bachelorette party. Oh well! At least, we got some ice cream! We had a lot of help setting up the day before the wedding, decorating the cake and arranging flowers. The rehearsal was full of laughter and we did it through three times to make sure we got it right. The grooms' mother and friends made a delicious dinner that evening that we purposely stopped and enjoyed. Afterwards, we went back to the cleaning and rest of the prep. My brother and sister-in-law graciously opened their home to us as the central station for all the wedding prep, so we ended up back at their house popping cookies into little bags for wedding favors. We tied them with brown raffia and attached little green tags.
November 7th, 2009 - We started the morning of the wedding out leisurely! It was marvelous! We finished our hair and makeup before we headed into town. We let the bride go get coffee with her groom for awhile and then he dropped her off at the facility. Our next step was getting ready and changing and taking pictures. Then we were whisked off to the other building to wait because people had started arriving. At 1:24pm, I took the bride over to the main building and we waited in the scio. At 1:27pm, precisely, Jay escorted Mom up the aisle to her seat and the wedding began. I walked up the aisle with the flower girl (very shy, but very cute!). Then, as I stood there watching (and holding the brides' bouquet), Dad married them.
Once cake cutting, photographs (that were hilarious) and visiting were over with, I helped the bride change and the bride and groom were off. We stacked up some of the chairs and pulled out our dancing CD and my little brother and I led the Virginia Reel. We also danced the Patty Cake Polka and the Posties Jig before we decided to clean everything up. After cleanup, we played Volleyball for a mere half hour and then we headed home where my brothers, sister-in-laws (with their children) our good friend, and the family just chilled. It was a late glorious evening!
November 8th, 2009 – I only mention this because it becomes more important later on. While playing volleyball Sunday evening with our game group in town, we noticed a huge fire right about where our house is across the valley. After some phone calls to the house, we were finally able to gather the information that it was the next door neighbors’ house. We packed up and sped home (yes, sped! I beat some of the fire trucks even!). By the time we got home, indeed by the time Dad and Mom went down there, the house was already lost. A very late night and few gallons of hot cider later, the fire had died down enough and everyone left. Because I know some of you will understand this when I say it: watching your neighbors’ house burn down is an interesting experience.
Christmas 2009 – We had a nice quiet family Christmas with the two married young couples. It also included a stray dog and a small herd of runaway cows or maybe it was a runaway dog and stray cows? Oh, well. I think either would work. The owner came and got the dog that evening, but it was a few days before the cows were retrieved and taken home. Anyways, we had our traditional turkey dinner and then a dessert feast later on. A relaxing afternoon and quiet time just visiting with the family. The day after Christmas, we were invited to an ice skating party and thus far it has been the only ices skating we’ve done this winter. Some of us also attended a special Christmas program at some friends’ church and had lunch afterwards at their house. It was a perfect opportunity to show them all Chinese Numbers! We quietly rang in the New Year as always.
February 2010 – I started working part time for the crisis pregnancy center here in town which services the whole valley. It took me a few weeks to settle into the routine and even now I find some things that surprise me still. I am officially the Office Manager/Receptionist, so I see most of the clients that come in. Thus far, it has been a very interesting job and I’m really enjoying it!
My newly married brother and sister-in-law announced that they have a baby on the way!!! My sister and brother-in-law also announced that they have a baby on the way!!! Several of us had our suspicions in both cases, but it was very nice to know for sure! This summer is going to be wonderful!
Valentine’s Day 2010 – A few days before the weekend, my brother and sister-in-law decided to come up and visit us. They had originally wanted to come at New Years, but their vehicle needed a new transmission and his work schedule is crazy. What a delight to see our niece again and spend some time with them all!
March 21st, 2010 – We had been very much looking forward to a good friend visiting us during her Spring break and we were able to “baby” her quite a bit because she injured her knee. As she knows our “group” here, we invited them all to our house Sunday afternoon for Bible Study and dinner and games afterwards. There was only one person in the group that we did not tell because we wanted to surprise him and the double take he gave was a sufficient reaction for all our efforts. We had an extra party on Thursday as well playing indoor games at the community center because our friend could really partake in those before we all headed up to my brother and sister-in-laws' for pizza and more games, also in honor of my brother-in-laws’ birthday. It was a marvelous visit and we have so many fond memories of it! My only regret is that my friend and I didn’t get much one-on-one visiting in with my work schedule and our planned activities after my work hours.
And, the latest date of importance is today (April 12th, 2010). Today, the deed was recorded for my parents’ purchase of property “next door”. This is the property that lost the house in a fire last November. The owners decided that they were not going to rebuild out here and offered us the property first. Through some circumstances and direct leading from God, my parents purchased the property. Now, we will be quickly turning the existing shop into living space and moving down there. The close proximity has been a huge blessing already. Four o’clock tea coming up! :-)
Until next time,
am
Thursday, August 6, 2009
My little sister is engaged!
On Thursday, my little sister became engaged to her guy! Her ring is very pretty and very much her and I don't think Jay has ever looked happier in his life!
They are planning an outdoor wedding in November. So, I think we shall be very busy these next few months!
They are planning an outdoor wedding in November. So, I think we shall be very busy these next few months!
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Long overdue update
We had rain a few days ago!
We haven’t had rain for quite awhile, so it was very nice to hear it pattering on the roof. The rain turned to snow and left a few new inches. We haven’t had snow for a long time either, so it was fresh looking and bright!
So far, I have escaped the cold/flu that is going through my family; I continue to hold my breath and hope for the best. There are a few others that have not had it, and considering that it started two weeks ago, I think I have a fairly good chance of not getting it. :-)
My siblings and I have been playing Ultimate Frisbee with a local group of homeschoolers in town. We started going to be able to practice dancing beforehand, but between sickness and the ball, we haven’t been going as much as we’d like; once a week seems to be a good balance of errands and play.
I haven’t done very much sewing in the last two months as I was trying to complete all my hand projects. The two major projects were crocheted afghans (one that I just started in November and the other has been two years in the making). After completing them, I needed to sew again. So, just the other day, I completed two projects. And, have great plans for more sewing this month.
There are many more things in life right now, like: re-arranging our room, a business trip for my dad, two of my sisters are house-sitting, my nephew is six months old today, the arrival of another nephew or niece here shortly, painting the kitchen and Spring Cleaning, and some very good friends visiting in a little over a week.
Until next time...
~am
We haven’t had rain for quite awhile, so it was very nice to hear it pattering on the roof. The rain turned to snow and left a few new inches. We haven’t had snow for a long time either, so it was fresh looking and bright!
So far, I have escaped the cold/flu that is going through my family; I continue to hold my breath and hope for the best. There are a few others that have not had it, and considering that it started two weeks ago, I think I have a fairly good chance of not getting it. :-)
My siblings and I have been playing Ultimate Frisbee with a local group of homeschoolers in town. We started going to be able to practice dancing beforehand, but between sickness and the ball, we haven’t been going as much as we’d like; once a week seems to be a good balance of errands and play.
I haven’t done very much sewing in the last two months as I was trying to complete all my hand projects. The two major projects were crocheted afghans (one that I just started in November and the other has been two years in the making). After completing them, I needed to sew again. So, just the other day, I completed two projects. And, have great plans for more sewing this month.
There are many more things in life right now, like: re-arranging our room, a business trip for my dad, two of my sisters are house-sitting, my nephew is six months old today, the arrival of another nephew or niece here shortly, painting the kitchen and Spring Cleaning, and some very good friends visiting in a little over a week.
Until next time...
~am
Friday, October 3, 2008
Plans
In the not too distant future I hope to really "start" this blog. But, I'm too busy sewing, trying to keep my creations blog updated, and tackling Fall tasks and projects. For now, it will have to be content with quick-y things until I can feed it something of more substance.
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